[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 20011-20012]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       CHANGES TO S. CON. RES. 21

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, section 207(c) of S. Con. Res. 21, the 
2008 budget resolution, permits the chairman of the Senate Budget 
Committee to adjust the section 207(b) discretionary spending limits 
and allocations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 for legislation reported by the Senate Appropriations 
Committee that provides a certain level of funding for fiscal year 2008 
for four program integrity initiatives. The initiatives are continuing 
disability reviews and supplemental security income redeterminations, 
Internal Revenue Service tax enforcement, health care fraud and abuse 
control, and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews.
  The Senate Appropriations Committee reported the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2008, on June 27, 2007. That bill contains 
provisions that fulfill the conditions of section 207(c) for 
adjustments related to continuing disability reviews and supplemental 
secrity income redeterminations, health care fraud and abuse control, 
and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews.
  In addition, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported the 
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008, on 
July 13, 2007. That bill contains provisions that

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fulfill the conditions of section 207(c) for Internal Revenue Service 
tax enforcement.
  As a result, for fiscal year 2008, I am revising both the 
discretionary spending limits and the allocation to the Senate 
Appropriations Committee for discretionary budget authority and 
outlays. The amount of the adjustment is $1,042 million in budget 
authority and $699 million in outlays. The revised discretionary limits 
and allocations for discretionary budget authority and outlays are the 
appropriate levels to be used for enforcement during consideration of 
the fiscal year 2008 appropriations bills.
  I ask unanimous consent to have the following revisions to S. Con. 
Res. 21 printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008--S. CON. RES. 21; REVISIONS TO THE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT
    PURSUANT TO SECTION 207(c) TO THE ALLOCATION OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS TO THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
                      COMMITTEE AND THE SECTION 207(b) SENATE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                 Initial allocation/                         Revised allocation/
                                                        limit              Adjustment               limit
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FY 2008 Discretionary Budget Authority........               953,053                 1,042               954,095
FY 2008 Outlays...............................             1,028,398                   699             1,029,097
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